In the Community

Jason Burleson

Jaroslav Prucha, who builds professional grade bluegrass instruments in the Czech Republic, has introduced a new version of his Jason Burleson signature Spirit model banjo with a number of component changes to make the instrument more lightweight.
The strikingly attractive gold-plated

Jason Burleson, founding banjo player with Blue Highway, was married on Saturday (4/29) to Courtney Austin. They held a private ceremony near their home in Tennessee.
Speaking for Blue Highway, their publicist Sherri George tells us...
"Jason and Courtney just had a

Jaroslav Prucha has introduced a new artist signature model to his line of professional grade bluegrass instruments, made in the Czech Republic.
This one is for banjo player Jason Burleson of Blue Highway, and has his signature engraved in an inlay block at

We are delighted to report that Jason Burleson has been released from the hospital in Le Puy en Velay, France, and has been reunited with his Blue Highway brethren at the La Roche Bluegrass Festival.
Upon arriving in France last week,

Wonderful news from France...
We just heard again from French banjo player Jean-Marc Delon, who lives quite near the hospital where Blue Highway banjoist Jason Burleson has been treated for an internal bleed this past few days. Just as the band arrived

While starting Blue Highway's tour in France this weekend, banjo picker Jason Burleson has taken ill and is currently hospitalized.
At this point, no further details are available, other than that Jason is stabilizing.
We will report with more information as it is

Megan McKamey, a young vocalist, songwriter, and banjo player from East Tennessee, is set to release her first album, Here’s Your Goodbye, on July 15. Ahead of the full project, she has dropped the title track to radio as a single through

Here's another bit of Christmas cheer from Rural Rhythm's Christmas The Mountain Way, their new holiday-themed CD/DVD package. It features live performances from a bevy of top bluegrass pickers and singers, recorded in Kentucky earlier this year.
Rural Rhythm has allowed

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. My household was filled with the giving and receiving of Stanley Brothers’ LPs, Merle Haggard DVDs, the new Crowe Brothers record, and Lonesome Dove. I had a great time spending time

Thanks to a grant from The Foundation For Bluegrass Music, The Gaston School of the Arts in Gastonia, North Carolina will be hosting The Bluegrass Project on October 14-15, 2011. The project consists of activities for both students and teachers,